I read somewhere it's a new fad among the super rich, it's ostensibly about self-sufficiency and the feeling of sheer power over life and death. This has histor

I read somewhere it's a new fad among the super rich, it's ostensibly about self-sufficiency and the feeling of sheer power over life and death. This has historical precedent in the European feudal system where noblemen enjoyed going on regular "hunts"; those were staged events with huge entourages that had nothing to do with food procurement but everything with displays of power and prowess. However, those feudal hunts were in practice more a maneuver to dispel the tremendous sense of boredom and uselessness that comes from sitting around in a castle all day with nothing to do.